National Advisory Board
Co-Chairs: Billy Langenstein and Richard Fenton
Kirk Arthur, Director of Worldwide Public Safety and Justice, Microsoft
Matt Bettenhausen, CSSP, Sr. Vice President and Chief Security, Health & Safety Officer, AEG Worldwide
Scott Breor, Associate Director, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA)
Virginia Brophy Achman, Former Executive Director, Twin Cities in Motion
Jason DiJoseph, Unit Chief, Crisis Management Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Scott Dunn, Senior Director, Business Development Solutions and Services, Axis Communications
William Evans, Police Chief, Boston College
Richard Fenton, CSSP, (Co-Chair), Vice President/CSO, Corporate Security & Safety, Ilitch Holdings, Inc.
Brian Finch, Partner, Co-Chair of Cyber and Global Security Practice Group, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Gary Gardner, CEO, TOTALeACCESS, Inc.
Steve Georgas, CSSP, Chief Security Officer, Levy
Mike Hartnett, Vice President of Venue Security, Ilitch Sports and Entertainment
Elliot Hopkins, Director of Educational Services Associations, National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
Michael Hughes, Deputy Director, INTERPOL Washington
John Junell, Global Security Operations, Live Nation Entertainment
Billy Langenstein, CSSP, (Co-Chair), Director, Security Services and Investigations, National Football League (NFL)
Joe Lewis, Founder & CEO, Joe Lewis Company
Jared Maples, Executive Vice President and Chief Security Officer, National Hockey League (NHL)
Jim Mercurio, Former Executive Vice President, San Francisco 49ers, and Levi’s Stadium General Manager
Joe Monroe, CSSP, Chief of Police, University of Kentucky
Larry Naifeh, Executive Associate Athletic Director, University of Oklahoma
Leon Newsome, Chief Security Officer, National Basketball Association (NBA)
Jeannette Neyses, Founder and CEO, The Baghera Group
Steve Olson, Senior Director, Corporate Security, PGA TOUR
Linda Reid, Vice President of Security, Walt Disney World
Michael Rodriguez, Senior Advisor, USTA & US Open Security
Andrea Schultz, Director, Strategic Security Programs and Policy, National Football League (NFL)
Russ Simons, Managing Partner, Venue Solutions Group
Jeff Stonebreaker, CSSP, Senior Vice President, Safety and Security, Major League Soccer (MLS)
David Thomas, Vice President, Security and Ballpark Operations, Major League Baseball (MLB)
Eddie Washington, Executive Director, Division of Public Safety and Security, University of Michigan